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I'm a bit depressed that my team has started the season 0-6 and not paying much attention, also, It's not until the WS ends that TV coverage starts seriously for the winter league.

About Flores, sadly, he plays on the most remote and the least popular team on the league (by far) so they don't get a lot of games on TV. They've started the season 6-0 so maybe that will give them more air.

I did see Flores live, the first 2 games of the season that they visited my home team. As I said, what impressed me the most was his physique, I didn't know he was quite tall. He played both games on 3rd and did good imo, No errors or noticeable **** ups. Good contact with the bat too, he got hits both games, but it was the first 2 games so I couldn't tell much.

Also, Chris Schwinden is set to start the 25th any other Mets you guys know are playing here?

Thanks for the updates.. and send us occassional warm spells. When mlb ends.. old man winter not far behind!

Lets take a look at notable Mets’ farmhands down in the Caribbean winter leagues.

In general, at this time of year, these teams carry enormous rosters while waiting for more established big leaguers to turn up in November. These teams are not built around development, but winning thus they will keep the young guys on a very short leash. If a player does not produce, he will be sent home.

- In his first nine games for the Bravos de Margarita, 3B Wilmer Flores is hitting .324/.425/.471 for the Bravos de Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League. He has three extra-base knocks, five walks and three whiffs. That’s all good stuff, but he’s also committed three errors, all at third base, in his nine games.

- Jordany Valdespin has played two games at second base and four in rightfield for the Tigres del Licey in the Domincan Winter League while hitting .400/.500/.750 with a double, two homers, four walks and two strikeouts in his six games so far.

The Mets have relatively few pitchers in the Caribbean leagues at the moment.
- Gonzalez Germen - Toros del Este - DWL – did not retire a batter while giving up a run on three hits in his only appearance.
- Elvin Ramirez - Gigantes del Cibao – DWL – gave up a run on two hits in his only inning of work.
- Armando Rodriguez – Leones del Escogido - DWL has 1.2 scoreless innings of relief work to his credit.

Yesterday, I pointed out that early in the Arizona Fall League season, offensive numbers in the league are down fairly significantly.

- CF Darrell Ceciliani left Monday’s game (a 3-0 Surprise loss) early, in the middle of the fifth inning. Ceciliani missed all but 23 games for his age 21/22 season in St. Lucie this year, mostly with hamstring problems. Ceciliani was hitting .259/.344/.370 with four walks against eight strikeouts in eight games in the AFL.

- While Ceciliani had been playing center the last few days, Cesar Puello shifted over to right. Puello, who is younger, and more powerful, is more likely to produce at a level that would make him valuable on the corner. The 21-year old Puello has hit safely in seven of his eight games in the AFL going .278/.316/.333 with one extra-base hit – a triple – on Friday. Most concerning is that he’s running a 10/0 K/BB ratio. It’s early and all, but that’s an awful sign after a 58/7 K/BB ratio in 66 games in the Florida State League this past season.

- Adam Rubin reports that infielder Danny Muno will join the Surprise team. The infielder who was suspended in-season for a positive drug test and missed the start of the AFL season for “personal reasons.”

I mention how guys like Cano went from walking very little to walking a good amount as he matured, not saying Valdespin will improved that much, but is not out of the realm of possibility to see him walk at around a 7% rate.